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Returning to New Zealand for the first time in three years, Australian metalcore band In Hearts Wake are on their way to our shores next month for a quick run of shows supporting their label cohorts Northlane. With the release of their brand new album Ark earlier this year, we caught up with vocalist Jake … More INTERVIEW: JAKE TAYLOR TALKS IN HEARTS WAKE NEW ALBUM – ARK + UPCOMING NZ SHOWS

Long established as one of New Zealand’s finest acts, South Pacific reggae-soul legends, The Black Seeds are set to tour the country in September, following the release of their long awaited 6th studio album Fabric, on September 8. While firmly based in the island grooves that inspired the birth of the band nearly two decades … More INTERVIEW: NED NGATAE TALKS THE BLACK SEEDS NEW ALBUM – FABRIC

Move aside America, New Zealand has arrived and Diaz Grimm is on his way. With a fresh track Foreigners released on 7/07/17 and the only kiwi sitting (comfortably at #5) on the Top 40 Heatseekers Single Chart, the Cambridge rapper talks to us about his early days in hip-hop, who inspires him and the significance of the number 7.  What … More INTERVIEW: DIAZ GIRMM TALKS NEW SINGLE ‘FOREIGNERS’ + MORE

Have you ever considered sharing your most personal experiences with the entire world? Well come this Friday 14th July, that’s what Emma Cameron, the rocking front-woman of kiwi band Decades is about to do, when they release their long-awaited full length debut album, The Truth And Other People, so we sat down with the cheerful … More INTERVIEW: EMMA CAMERON TALKS DECADES DEBUT ALBUM – ‘THE TRUTH AND OTHER PEOPLE’

Well and truly cemented in the New Zealand music scene and industry, the multi-talented Dianne Swann & Brett Adams have likely popped up on your musical radar more regularly than you may be aware. Touring and performing with the likes of Tim Finn and Flip Grater, their on-going project, The Bads (who are anything but), are finally … More INTERVIEW: DIANNE SWANN TALKS THE BADS NEW ALBUM – LOSING HEROES

If you think Lorde is the only young female kiwi rising to the top right now, you clearly haven’t heard of Christchurch singer-songwriter Theia (Em-Haley Walker) 🌸 Since releasing her debut single Roam in August last year, Theia has toured alongside New Zealand heavyweights Broods and Kings, taken on the East Coast of Australia in … More INTERVIEW: THEIA TALKS MUSIC, FASHION + DEBUT EP

If the name DUNES doesn’t sound familiar to you yet.. SING IT WITH ME NOW,  It soon will! 🌸🌸 New Zealand’s brand new pop-tastic duo (think Haim mixed with kiwi band Paquin), made up of talented sisters Jamie and Tessa McDell, have recently somersaulted into our ears, onto the NZ Heatseekers Charts and Apple Music’s Best Of The Week Playlist with the catchiest of … More INTERVIEW: DUNES TALK HORSES, INFLUENCES + MORE

Before 13 Reasons Why blew up the world of Netflix, there was the film A Girl Like Her, that similarly follows the heart-wrenching story of a high school girl being emotionally and physically bullied by her peers. While the powerful message and brutal honesty of the film undoubtedly hit you hard, so does its beautiful … More INTERVIEW: OLIVIA MILLERSCHIN TALKS SONGWRITING, TOURING + MORE

Delaney Davidson ~ New Zealand’s very own travelling troubadour, loop maestro, noir protagonist, promotional coyote and production svengali is now also the star of his very own documentary, Devil In The Parlour, which is a part of the Doc Edge Film Fest that gets underway in Auckland this week. Featuring live tour footage with his … More INTERVIEW: DELANEY DAVIDSON TALKS ‘DEVIL IN THE PARLOUR’ DOCUMENTARY